پنجك
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From پنج (penc, “five”), from Persian پنج (panj, “five”). Slaves were taxed at one-fifth of the value of the slave and the document was issued on payment of that tax.
Noun[edit]
پنجك • (pencik)
- a title for a slave, when endorsed by the master proving emancipation
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “پنجك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 324
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “پنجك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 454